The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Redcliffe

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Redcliffe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Redcliffe reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £789k to £1.2m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Redcliffe sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dean and Chapter of Llandaff Cathedral (£1.2m), Les Filles de LA Croix (£1.2m) and MGS Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, trading 7.1% and charitable activities 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £164k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.